The Forrest City times., 1887-10-08
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS

Monuay as oam Haies NOtOTiOus outlaw and murderer from Bolivar county, Mississippi, was airing himself tn tho sun and muslng on his fair rfo- portions, sergeant Kennedy at Pine Bluff pulled him in and the prisoner awaits the coming Of the sheriff to carry him back to the scene of murder com nitted over c year ago.
 Aoneyed men ot Texarkana are dis cussing the project of buying up the most illigible property between the Iron Mountain and Southern and St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas roads known as the Arkansas O.! mill, which has been idle for the past few years. and converting 1t into an extensive cotton and wooden mill. The buildings areof modern build and eminently adapted for the manufacture of cotton and woolen goods. This will be another big feather in Texarkana's hat.
 The man Gross. who on the 18th of May killed Andy Moore and SO severely stabbed John Maxey, both colored, had his trial last week and came clear.
 Joe Ballentine, the deputy city mar shal of Alma, who killed young Warram at Alma some two months ago, was found guilty of manslaughter Saturday and sentenced to two years in the penitsntiary.
 Crops arc not as good as was ex- pected pryor to gathering.
 Cross county will build Q sio,ooo courthouse.
 At Bear City last week c. F. Boetsch was severely cut by Dan Haley in a row over livery bill.
 A wild panther was last week re- ported roaming through the hills south of Bay Village, in Cross county.
 John Evins, who killed John True love in cold blood in Johnson county, in June. and who was placed in the pcnitentiary for safe-keeping, was taken from there six weeks since and placed in the lunatic asylum, as ho seemed to have lost his mind com pletely. He was closely watched at the asylum, and it was discovered that his lunacy was only feigned, and he was trying to thus escape punishment He was taken from the asylum Monday and again placed in the penitentiary. ! The Conway Tribune has been sold o Senator John Dunaway and c. B. Farmer. The paper will be conducted in the interest of the Wheel organiza- tion.
 ' Cotton in Howard county is esti- mated at 60 per cent. of full crop. Corn will make more than the average yield.
 A telegram was received at Fort Smith Tuesday from Washington that President Cleveland had granted an un- conditional pardon to James Fitz- patrick, Wm. Jackson, Wm. Brooks. James Palmer, Geo. Hoover, Reuben Gaines and Wm. Henderson, all con- fined in the United States jail, under conviction of manslaughter. The news was received with much enthusiasm among the friends of the parties. all of whom arc prominent and well-to do citizens of the Chickasaw Nation, some of them wealthy. In August, 1887, these men killed two cowboys out of party who came to Fitzpatrlck's ranch for the purpose of taking away some stock by force. Nine men were tried for the murder in October, 1886, and the jury convicted them of man slaughter. They were allowed to re- main on bond and return to their homes pending . motion for new trial, and were not called upon to return until the goth of last month, when all came in but one. In the latter part of August Judge Parker ovcrruled the motion for now trial to all the de- fendants except Wm. Callahan, and committed them to jail. Callahan was allowed new trial, after which his case was thrown out Of court
 A murder by what is believed to be a branch of the. Missouri Bald knobbers was reported Monday from Mountain View. John Hardcastle, farmer living near that village, had been warned to leave the country by men who held a grudge against him. Hardcastle is a very industrious man, and had large family, and was poor. His home was a rude log cabin, and he supported his wife and children by cultlvating a small tract of land. He started in a wagon with his family and effects for two or three miles he halted, having heard his name pronounced by some one hidden in the underbrush. who called him hog thief, and dared him that way Hardcastle grssped his gun and advanced a few spaces, when two men opened fire on him, riddling him with buckshot. Five men have been arrested charged with the crlme.
 The fall term of the Pulaski chancery court convenes next Monday. The docket IS lighter than usual. However, there are an unusual number of divorce cases numbering about loo. The most POIhant sult ou tut uDChtk is luSt OI the State vs. the Memphis and Little Rock railroad for back taxes. It will be remembered that there was resolu- tion introduced in the last legislature to accept $3o.0o as compromise, but the resolution failed, and now the attorney general has instituted suit to enforce the srate's lien for back taxes.
 John Grant, a young man of Harris burg, was tried Monday in the circuit court for selling whisky without license, convicted and fined S400.
 On Thursday last W. B. Morgan, a prominent citizen of Blaine, Choctaw Nation, was preparing his gun to go hunting, when the weapon was ac- cldentally discharged, the entire load striking his wife in the face, Killing her instantly.
 Itwas reported at Little Rock Mon day that the north-bound cannon ball on the Iron Mountain road had been